This appendix provides the ship system work breakdown structure. Definitions for the ship are provided in this appendix. Definitions for WBS elements common to the ship and all other defense materiel items are in Appendix H: Work Breakdown Structure Definitions, Common Elements.

E.2 WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE LEVELS

Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Ship System
	Ship
		Hull Structure
		Propulsion Plant
		Electric Plant
		Command and Surveillance
		Auxiliary Systems
		Outfit and Furnishings
		Armament
		Integration/Engineering
		Ship Assembly and Support Services
	Systems Engineering/Program Management
	System Test and Evaluation
		Development Test and Evaluation
		Operational Test and Evaluation
		Mock-ups
		Test and Evaluation Support
		Test Facilities
	Training
		Equipment
		Services
		Facilities
	Data
		Technical Publications
		Engineering Data
		Management Data
		Support Data
		Data Depository
	Peculiar Support Equipment
		Test and Measurement Equipment
		Support and Handling Equipment
	Common Support Equipment
		Test and Measurement Equipment
		Support and Handling Equipment
	Operational/Site Activation
		System Assembly, Installation and Checkout on Site
		Contractor Technical Support
		Site Construction
		Site/Ship/Vehicle Conversion
	Industrial Facilities
		Construction/Conversion/Expansion
		Equipment Acquisition or Modernization
		Maintenance (Industrial Facilities)
	Initial Spares and Repair Parts

E.3 DEFINITIONS

E.3.1 Ship System

The complex of equipment (hardware/software), data, services, and facilities required to attain the capability of operating or supporting the operation of naval weapons, or performing other naval tasks at sea.

E.3.2 Ship

The waterborne vehicle of a ship system.

Includes:

• all types of surface and subsurface water vehicles such as combatants, auxiliaries, amphibious, and special-purpose ships
• design, development, and production of complete units (i.e., the prototype or operationally configured units which satisfy the requirements of their applicable specifications, regardless of end use)
• Sub-elements to the ship (E.3.2.1 - E.3.2.9)

E.3.2.1 Hull Structure

The assembled main hull body with all structure subdivision.

Includes, for example:

• shell plating, longitudinal and transverse framing, platforms and decks, superstructure, foundations, structural bulkheads, enclosures and sponsors
• castings, forgings, and welds; fixed ballast; doors and closures; king-posts, masts, and service platforms; and sonar domes
• compartment testing.

E.3.2.2 Propulsion Plant

The major components installed primarily for propulsion and the systems necessary to make these components operable.

Includes, for example:

• boilers and energy converters, propulsion units, main condensers and air ejectors, shafting, bearings, propellers, combustion air supply system, uptakes, propulsion control equipment, main stream, feed water and condensate, circulating and cooling water, fuel oil service and lubricating oil system
• nuclear steam generators, reactors, reactor coolant and auxiliary systems, nuclear power plant control, and radiation shielding

E.3.2.3 Electric Plant

The power generating and distribution systems installed primarily for ship service and emergency power and lighting.

Includes, for example:

• electric power generation, power distribution switchboards, power distribution system, and lighting system

E.3.2.4 Command and Surveillance

The equipment (hardware/software) and associated systems installed to receive information from off-ship source, to transmit to off-ship receivers, and to distribute information throughout the ship.

Includes, for example:

• sensing and data systems required for navigation and weapon fire control
• navigation equipment, interior communication systems and equipment, gun fire control system, nonelectronic countermeasure systems, electronic countermeasure systems, missile fire control systems, antisubmarine warfare fire control and torpedo fire control systems, radar systems, radio communication systems, electronic navigation systems, space vehicle electronic tracking systems, sonar systems, electronic tactical data systems, and all associated software

E.3.2.5 Auxiliary Systems

The systems required for ship control, safety, provisioning, and habitability.

Includes, for example:

• the auxiliary machinery and piping systems; the hull mechanical handling systems; and ship control surfaces such as rudders, hydrofoils, and driving planes
• heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems; refrigerating spaces
• plant and equipment
• gasoline, JP-5, all liquid cargo piping, oxygen-nitrogen and aviation lubricating oil systems
• plumbing installation, saltwater service systems, fire extinguishing systems, drainage, ballast, trimming, heating, and stabilizer tank systems
• fresh water system, scuppers and deck drains
• fuel and diesel oil filling, venting, stowage and transfer systems
• tank heating systems, compressed air system, auxiliary steam, exhaust steam and steam drains, buoyancy control system, distilling plant
• steering system; mooring, towing, anchor and aircraft handling systems; deck machinery; elevators; moving stairways; stores strikedown and stores handling equipment; operating gear for retracting and elevating units; aircraft elevators
• aircraft arresting gear, barriers, and barricades
• catapults and jet blast deflectors, replenishment at sea and cargo handling systems

E.3.2.6 Outfit and Furnishings

The outfit equipments and furnishings required for habitability and operability which are not specifically included in other ship elements.

Includes, for example:

• hull fittings
• boats, boat stowage and handlings
• rigging and canvas; ladders and gratings; nonstructural bulkheads and doors; painting, deck covering, hull insulation; storerooms, stowage and lockers
• equipment for utility space, workshops, laboratories, test areas, alley, pantry, scullery and commissary outfit
• furnishings for living spaces, offices, control centers, machinery spaces, medical, dental and pharmaceutical spaces; and nonpropulsion space shielding

E.3.2.7 Armament

The complex of armament and related ammunition handling, stowage, and support facilities; and cargo munitions handling, stowage, and support facilities.

Includes, for example:

• guns, and gun mounts; ammunition handling systems and stowage; special weapons handling and storage
• rocket and missile launching devices, handling systems and stowage
• air launched weapons handling systems and stowage; and cargo munitions handling and stowage

E.3.2.8 Integration/Engineering

The engineering effort and related material associated with the design, development, and rework to provide the ship as a whole exclusive of that included under the Systems Engineering/Program Management element.

Includes, for example:

• construction drawings, engineering calculations, weighing and weight calculation, photographs, models, and shipbuilders information drawings.

E.3.2.9 Ship Assembly and Support Services

The efforts and material associated with construction which cannot be logically and practicably identified with, or related to, other level 3 elements.

Includes, for example:

• staging, scaffolding, and cribbing; temporary utilities and services; molds, templates, jigs, fixtures, and special production tools; dry-docking, inspection, insurance, launching, and delivery.

E.3.3 WBS Common Elements

Definitions for common WBS elements applicable to the ship and all other defense materiel items are found in Appendix H: Work Breakdown Structure Definitions, Common Elements.

This appendix provides the space system work breakdown structure. Definitions for the launch vehicle; the orbital transfer vehicle; the space vehicle; and for ground command, control, communications and mission equipment; flight support operations and services; and storage are provided in this appendix. Definitions for WBS elements common to the space system and all other defense materiel items are in Appendix H: Work Breakdown Structure Definitions, Common Elements.

F.2 WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE LEVELS

Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Space System
	Launch Vehicle
		Propulsion (Single Stage Only)
		Stage I
		Stage II...n (As Required)
		Strap-On Units (As Required)
		Shroud (Payload Fairing)
		Guidance and Control
		Integration, Assembly, Test and Checkout
	Orbital Transfer Vehicle
		Propulsion (Single Stage Only)
		Stage I
		Stage II...n (As Required)
		Strap-On Units (As Required)
		Guidance and Control
		Integration, Assembly, Test and Checkout
	Space Vehicle
		Spacecraft
		Payload I...n (As Required)
		Reentry Vehicle
		Orbit Injector/Dispenser
		Integration, Assembly, Test and Checkout
	Ground Command, Control, Communications and Mission Equipment
		Sensor I...n (As Required)
		Telemetry, Tracking and Control
		External Communications
		Data Processing Equipment
		Launch Equipment
		Auxiliary Equipment
	Flight Support Operations and Services
		Mate/Checkout/Launch
		Mission Control
		Tracking and C3
		Recovery Operations and Services
		Launch Site Maintenance/Refurbishment
	Storage
		Planning and Preparation
		Storage
		Transfer and Transportation
	Systems Engineering/Program Management
	System Test and Evaluation
		Development Test and Evaluation
		Operational Test and Evaluation
		Mock-ups
		Test and Evaluation Support
	Training
		Equipment
		Services
		Facilities
	Data
		Technical Publications
		Engineering Data
		Management Data
		Support Data
		Data Depository
	Peculiar Support Equipment
		Test and Measurement Equipment
		Support and Handling Equipment
	Common Support Equipment
		Test and Measurement Equipment
		Support and Handling Equipment
	Operational/Site Activation
		System Assembly, Installation and Checkout on Site
		Contractor Technical Support
		Site Construction
		Site/Ship/Vehicle Conversion
	Industrial Facilities
		Construction/Conversion/Expansion
		Equipment Acquisition or Modernization
		Maintenance (Industrial Facilities)
	Initial Spares and Repair Parts

F.3 DEFINITIONS

F.3.1 Space System

The complex of equipment (hardware/software), data, services, and facilities required to attain and/or maintain an operational capability in space. This operational capability requires the ability to develop, deliver, and maintain mission payload(s) in specific orbit, which further requires the ability to place, operate, and recover manned and unmanned space systems.

Includes:

• launch vehicles, orbital transfer vehicles, shrouds, space vehicles, communications, command and control facilities and equipment, and any mission equipment or other items necessary to provide an operational capability in space.

F.3.2 Launch Vehicle

The primary means for providing initial thrust to place a space vehicle into its operational environment. The launch vehicle is the prime propulsion portion of the complete flyaway (not to include the orbital transfer vehicle and space vehicle). The launch vehicle may be single-stage or multiple-stage configuration.

Includes:

• the structure, propulsion, guidance and control, and all other installed equipment integral to the launch vehicle as an entity within itself
• the design, development, and production of complete units (i.e., the prototype or operationally configured units which satisfy the requirements of their applicable specification, regardless of end use)
• Sub-elements to the launch vehicle (F.3.2.1 - F.3.2.7)

F.3.2.1 Propulsion (Single Stage Only)

The means for generating the launch vehicle into its operational orbit or its intended path.

Includes, for example:

• engine, structure, propellant and fuel, distribution and control of propellant and fuel, starting means, safety devices, and internal environmental control grouped as a functional entity
• design, development, production, and assembly efforts to provide the propulsion subassembly

F.3.2.2 Stage I

The launch vehicle stage which provides initial lift-off propulsion for the complete launch vehicle (flyaway) and cargo.

Includes, for example:

• structure, propulsion, controls, instrumentation, and all other installed subsystem equipment integral to Stage 1 as an entity
• design, development, production, and assembly efforts to provide Stage I as an entity

Excludes:

• strap-on units

F.3.2.3 Stage II...n (As Required)

The second and subsequent launch vehicle stages (if applicable) used to place a space vehicle into its operational environment.

Includes, for example:

• propulsion following separation of the first stage and subsequent stages (if applicable)
• structure, propulsion, controls, instrumentation, separation subsystems, and all other installed subsystem equipment integral to the stage as an entity
• design, development, production, and assembly efforts to provide each individual stage as an entity

• strap-on units

F.3.2.4 Strap-On Units (As Required)

Solid or liquid propulsion assemblies that provide additional thrust or propellant to assist the launch vehicle in placing a spacecraft into its operational orbit if strap-on units are employed.

Includes, for example:

• complete set of strap-on units-case, nozzle, igniter, tanks, mounting structure, cordage, etc.
• design, development, production, and assembly efforts to provide the strap-on units as an entity

F.3.2.5 Shroud (Payload Fairing)

The protective covering and equipment mated to the launch vehicle which protects the cargo (i.e., orbital transfer vehicle or space vehicle/orbital transfer vehicle combination) prior to and during the launch vehicle ascent phase.

Includes, for example:

• structure-the shroud structure, mechanisms and hinges
• instrumentation-the hardware and software required to measure the environment and loads being experienced by the shroud during the ascent phase until shroud separation and deployment
• separation subsystem-the sequencers, ordnance, and other necessary mechanisms to assure a successful shroud separation from the launch vehicle and cargo
• power system-the necessary generation, storage, and distribution of electrical power and signals, hydraulic power, and any other power required by the shroud
• thermal control systems-thermal paint, insulation, heat shield tiles, or any other active or passive means necessary to maintain appropriate temperature of the shroud and mission equipment within it
• integration, assembly, test and checkout

F.3.2.6 Guidance and Control

The means (hardware/software) for generating or receiving guidance intelligence, conditioning the intelligence to produce control signals, and generating appropriate control forces.

Controllers may interface with the structure by actuating moveable aero surfaces or with the propulsion system to produce control reaction forces or may independently produce reaction forces for control.

If the design is such that electronics are packaged into a single rack or housing as an assembly, this rack or housing will be considered part of the guidance and control system.

Includes, for example:

• guidance intelligence system, computer, sensing elements, etc.

F.3.2.7 Integration, Assembly, Test, and Checkout.

The integration, assembly, test, and checkout element includes all efforts as identified in Appendix H: Work Breakdown Structure Definitions, Common Elements, to provide a complete launch vehicle.

F.3.3 Orbital Transfer Vehicle

Any transportation system utilized for placing spacecraft in an operational environment following launch vehicle separation or deployment. Orbital transfer vehicle includes, for example, "upper-stages" and orbital maneuvering vehicles. The orbital transfer vehicle may be single-stage or multiple-stage configuration.

Includes:

• structure, propulsion, guidance and control; all other installed equipment; and all software integral to the vehicle
• design development, and production of complete units (i.e., prototype or operationally configured units which satisfy the requirements of their applicable specifications, regardless of end use)
• Sub-elements to the orbital transfer vehicle-Propulsion, Stage I, Stage II...n, Strap-On Units, Guidance and Control, Integration, Assembly, Test and Checkout (Sections F.3.3.1 through F.3.3.4)

F.3.3.1 Propulsion (Single Stage Only).

The means for generating the orbital transfer vehicle into its operational orbit.

Includes, for example:

• engine, structure, propellant and fuel, distribution and control of propellant and fuel, starting means, safety devices, and internal environmental control grouped as a functional entity
• design, development, production, and assembly efforts to provide the propulsion structure as an entity

F.3.3.2 Stage I

The orbital transfer vehicle stage which provides initial propulsion for the orbital transfer vehicle following separation or deployment from the launch vehicle.

Includes, for example:

• structure, propulsion, controls, instrumentation, separation, and all other installed subsystem equipment integral to Stage 1 as an entity
• design, development, production, and assembly efforts to provide Stage I as an entity

Excludes:

• strap-on units

F.3.3.3 Stage II...n (As Required)

The second orbital transfer vehicle stage and subsequent stages (as required) used to place a space vehicle into its operational environment. This stage provides propulsion following separation of the first stage.

Includes, for example:

• structure, propulsion, controls, instrumentation, separation subsystems, and all other installed subsystem equipment integral to the stage as an entity
• design, development, production, and assembly efforts to provide each stage as an entity

Excludes:

• strap-on units

F.3.3.4 Strap-On Units (As Required)

The solid or liquid propulsion assemblies that provide additional thrust or propellant to assist the orbital transfer vehicle in placing a space vehicle into its operational orbit if strap-on units are employed.

Includes, for example:

• complete set of strap-on units-the case, nozzle, igniter, tanks, mounting structure, cordage, etc.
• design, development, production, and assembly efforts to provide the strap-on units as an entity

F.3.3.5 Guidance and Control

The means (hardware/software) for generating or receiving guidance intelligence, conditioning the intelligence to produce control signals, and generating appropriate control forces.

Controllers may interface with the structure by actuating moveable aero surfaces or with the propulsion system to produce control reaction forces or may independently produce reaction forces for control.

If the design is such that electronics are packaged into a single rack or housing as an assembly, this rack or housing will be considered part of the guidance and control element.

Includes, for example:

• guidance intelligence system, computer, sensing elements, etc.

F.3.3.6 Integration, Assembly, Test, and Checkout

The integration, assembly, test, and checkout element includes all efforts as identified in Appendix H: Work Breakdown Structure Definitions, Common Elements, to provide a complete orbital transfer vehicle.

F.3.4 Space Vehicle

The complete vehicle, or group of vehicles placed into space (operational orbit environment).

Includes:

• spacecraft, payload, reentry vehicle and orbit injection/dispenser, and integration, assembly, test, and checkout
• design, development, and production of complete units-(i.e., prototype or operationally configured units which satisfy the requirements of their applicable specifications, regardless of end use)
• sub-elements to the space vehicle-Spacecraft, Payload I...n, Reentry Vehicle, Orbit Injector/Dispenser, Integration, Assembly, Test and Control (F.3.4.1 - F.3.4.5)

F.3.4.1 Spacecraft

The principal operating space vehicle which serves as a housing or platform for carrying a payload and other mission-oriented equipments in space.

Includes, for example:

• structure, power, attitude determination and control, and other equipments characteristic of spacecraft
• all design, development, production, and assembly efforts to provide the spacecraft as an entity

F.3.4.2 Payload

The equipment provided for special purposes in addition to the normal equipment integral to the spacecraft or reentry vehicle.

Includes, for example:

• experimental equipment placed on board the vehicle and flight crew equipment (space suits, life support, and safety equipment)
• communications, displays and instrumentation, telemetry equipment and other equipments specifically to collect data for future planning and projection purposes

F.3.4.3 Reentry Vehicle

The principal operating vehicle specifically designed to safely reenter the atmosphere in order to land a payload (experimental equipment or crew).

Includes, for example:

• navigation and guidance, power supply, command and control, attitude control, environmental control, propulsion, and other equipments homogeneous to the reentry vehicle
• all design, development, production, and assembly efforts to provide the reentry vehicle as an entity

F.3.4.4 Orbit Injector/Dispenser

The function of placing orbiting objects in the planned orbital path.

Includes, for example:

• structure, propulsion, instrumentation and stage interface, separation subsystem, and other equipment necessary for integration with other level 3 elements

F.3.4.5 Integration, Assembly, Test, and Checkout

The integration, assembly, test, and checkout element includes all efforts as identified in Appendix H: Work Breakdown Structure Definitions, Common Elements, to provide a complete space vehicle.

F.3.5 Ground Command, Control, Communications, and Mission Equipment

The ground hardware/software equipment used for communicating between control and tracking facilities, monitoring the health and status of space vehicles, commanding the space vehicle's hardware, and adjusting the space vehicle's orbit as required for space vehicle health or mission purpose.

Two configurations for the ground command, control, communications and mission equipment are the parabolic dish-based antenna system and the phased array-based antenna system.

If a ground site has multiple antenna configurations, each will have its own separate command and control equipment, communications equipment, data processing equipment and test equipment.

Includes:

• the design, development, and production of complete units-(i.e., prototype or operationally configured units which satisfy the requirements of their applicable specifications, regardless of end use)
• sub-elements to the ground command, control, communications, and mission equipment (F.3.5.1 - F.3.5.6)

F.3.5.1 Sensor I...n (As Required)

Those hardware and software elements/components which comprise the sensor system.

Includes, for example:

• antenna, platform/pedestal, radome, transmission equipment, reception equipment, and other sensor subsystems
• design, development, production, and assembly efforts to provide each sensor as an entity

F.3.5.2 Telemetry, Tracking and Control

The hardware/software elements that facilitate launch decisions and command and control of the aerospace vehicle.

Includes, for example:

• supplementary means for guidance of those aerospace vehicles not having completely self-contained guidance and control and means to command destruct
• control and check-out consoles, data displays, and mission records

F.3.5.3 External Communications

The hardware and software components that allow the ground station to communicate with any external data link or source like telephone (analog) lines, digital data lines, nonsatellite radio receivers. While the terrestrial data lines may connect to radio of other satellite communications stations, the external communications subsystem ends where these links physically connect to the secure communications, modulation/demodulation (modem) or coder/decoder equipment.

F.3.5.4 Data Processing Equipment

The hardware and software components that provide the activities and means to condition data generated at the launch site or aboard the space vehicle, or data received from associated systems to accommodate the needs of command and control or mission data processing.

Includes, for example:

• central processing unit (computer), peripheral equipment, and the software required to operate the data processing equipment.

F.3.5.5 Launch Equipment

The means to launch the aerospace vehicle from stationary sites.

Includes, for example:

• storage facilities and checkout stations for readiness verification when these are integral to the launcher
• safety and protective elements when these are not integral to the launch platform or facilities

F.3.5.6 Auxiliary Equipment

The general purpose/multi-usage ground equipment utilized to support the various operational capabilities of the command and launch equipments.

Includes, for example:

• power generators, power distribution systems, environmental control, cabling, malfunction detection, fire prevention, security systems, and other common-usage items not applicable to specific elements of the ground based equipment

F.3.6 Flight Support Operations and Services

Mate/checkout/launch; mission control; tracking; and command, control and communications (C³); recovery operations and services; and launch site maintenance/refurbishment. This element supports the launch vehicle, orbital transfer vehicle, and/or space vehicle during an operational mission.

Sub-elements to the flight operations and services (F.3.6.1 - F.3.6.5).

F.3.6.1 Mate/Checkout/Launch

The preflight operations and services subsequent to production and/or storage, and the actual launch of the complete system and payload.

Includes, for example:

• materials to conduct equipment receiving and checkout at launch site, preflight assembly and checkout, pre/post flight data reduction and analysis, and any prelaunch flight control/mission control planning

F.3.6.2 Mission Control

The personnel and materiel required to operate individual mission control centers and to perform ground command and control with the space vehicles.

Includes, for example:

• mission control centers such as Constellation Command Center, Battle Management/Command Control Center (BM/C³), Space Asset Support System Control Center, and Space Transportation Control Center

Excludes:

• tracking and communications centers (these are included in WBS element F.3.6.3)

F.3.6.3 Tracking and C³

The personnel and materiel required to perform the functions of telemetry, tracking, controlling, and data retrieval for the mission control systems.

Includes, for example:

• mission control systems, on the ground or in space, including Satellite Control Facility; Remote Tracking Station; Tracking, Data, Relay Satellite System; and other ground/space tracking systems

Excludes:

• initial acquisition of tracking and C³ (acquisition of these systems is included in WBS element F.3.6.4)

F.3.6.4 Recovery Operations and Services

The contractor effort and materiel necessary to effect recovery of the space vehicle or other mission equipment.

Includes:

• the launch site recovery forces, reentry site recovery forces, logistics support to recovery forces, logistics support to the recovery operations, communications, and transportation of recovered equipment to assigned facilities

F.3.6.5 Launch Site Maintenance/Refurbishment

The organization, maintenance, and management of launch vehicle facilities and mission equipment, and support at the launch base.

Includes, for example:

• requirements to clean up and refurbish each launch site after each launch

F.3.7 Storage

Those costs of holding portions of the space system while awaiting use of the system being stored, prepared for storage, or recovered from storage. Periods of holding result from schedule changes and/or technological problems exogenous to the portion of the space system.

Includes:

• Sub-elements to storage (F.3.7.1 - F.3.7.3)

F.3.7.1 Planning and Preparation

The planning and preparation costs for storage of all systems/subsystems associated with the launch vehicle, orbital transfer vehicle, and space vehicle equipment.

Includes, for example:

• generation of any storage or maintenance instructions and documents necessary for repairable systems or subsystems

F.3.7.2 Storage

The cost incurred while the systems or subsystems of the launch vehicle, orbital transfer vehicle, and space vehicle equipment are in storage.

F.3.7.3 Transfer and Transportation

The transfer and storage costs incurred when the systems/subsystems of the launch vehicle, orbital transfer vehicle, and space vehicle equipment are moved from one location to another.

Includes, for example:

• costs of relocation necessitated by mission requirements

F.3.8 WBS Common Elements

Definitions for common WBS elements applicable to the space system and all other defense materiel items are in Appendix H: Work Breakdown Structure Definitions, Common Elements.

This appendix provides the surface vehicle system work breakdown structure. Definitions for the primary vehicle and secondary vehicle are provided in this appendix. Definitions for WBS elements common to the surface vehicle and all other defense materiel items are given in Appendix H: Work Breakdown Structure Definitions, Common Elements.

G.2 WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE LEVELS

Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Surface Vehicle System
	Primary Vehicle
		Hull/Frame
		Suspension/Steering
		Power Package/Drive Train
		Auxiliary Automotive
		Turret Assembly
		Fire Control
		Armament
		Body/Cab
		Automatic Loading
		Automatic/Remote Piloting
		Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
		Special Equipment
		Navigation
		Communications
		Integration, Assembly, Test and Checkout
	Secondary Vehicle
		(Same as Primary Vehicle)
	Systems Engineering/ Program Management
	System Test and Evaluation
		Development Test and Evaluation
		Operational Test and Evaluation
		Mock-ups
		Test and Evaluation Support
		Test Facilities
	Training
		Equipment
		Services
		Facilities
	Data
		Technical Publications
		Engineering Data
		Management Data
		Support Data
		Data Depository
	Peculiar Support Equipment
		Test and Measurement Equipment
		Support and Handling Equipment
	Common Support Equipment
		Test and Measurement Equipment
		Support and Handling Equipment
	Operational/Site Activation
		System Assembly, Installation and Checkout on Site
		Contractor Technical Support
		Site Construction
		Site/Ship/Vehicle Conversion
	Industrial Facilities
		Construction/Conversion/Expansion
		Equipment Acquisition or Modernization
		Maintenance (Industrial Facilities)
	Initial Spares and Repair Parts

G.3 DEFINITIONS

G.3.1 Surface Vehicle System

The complex of equipment, data, services, and facilities required to develop and produce a vehicle system with the capability to navigate over the surface. Surface vehicle category includes vehicles primarily intended for general purpose applications and those intended for mating with specialized payloads.

Includes:

• cargo and logistics vehicles, mobile work units and combat vehicles
• combat vehicles serving as armored weapons platforms, reconnaissance vehicles, and amphibians

G.3.2 Primary Vehicle

The mobile element of the system embodying means for performing operational missions.

Includes:

• means of propulsion and structure for adaptation of mission equipment or accommodations for disposable loads
• design, development, and production of complete units (i.e., prototype or operationally configured units which satisfy the requirements of their applicable specifications, regardless of end use)
• Sub-elements to the primary vehicle (G.3.2.1 - G.3.2.15)

G.3.2.1 Hull/Frame

The vehicle's primary load bearing component which provides the structural integrity to withstand the operational loading stresses generated while traversing various terrain profiles.

Includes, for example:

• simple wheeled vehicle frame or combat vehicle hull which satisfies the structural requirements and also provides armor protection
• structural subassemblies and appendages which attach directly to the primary structure
• towing and lifting fittings, bumpers, hatches, and grilles
• provision to accommodate other subsystems such as mountings for suspension, weapons, turret, truck body, cab, special equipment loads, etc.

G.3.2.2 Suspension/Steering

The means for generating tractive efforts, thrust, lift, and steering forces generally at or near the earth's surface and adapting the vehicle to the irregularities of the surface.

Includes, for example:

• wheels, tracks, brakes, and steering gears for traction and control functions
• rudder thrust devices and trim vanes for amphibians
• springs, shock absorbers, skirts, and other suspension members

G.3.2.3 Power Package/Drive Train

The means for generating and delivering power in the required quantities and driving rates to the driving member.

Includes, for example:

• engine-mounted auxiliaries such as air ducting and manifolds, controls and instrumentation, exhaust systems, and cooling means
• power transport components as clutches, transmission, shafting assemblies, torque converters, differentials, final drivers, and power takeoffs
• brakes and steering when integral to power transmission rather than in the suspension/steering element

G.3.2.4 Auxiliary Automotive

The group of hardware and software subsystems which provide services to all of the primary vehicle subsystems (as distinguished from the special equipment subsystems) and which outfit the chassis.

Includes, for example:

• the vehicle electrical or electronics system, on-board diagnostics/ prognostics system, fire extinguisher system and controls, chassis mounted accessories
• the winch and power take-off, tools and on-vehicle equipment
• crew accommodations (when otherwise not provided for)

G.3.2.5 Turret Assembly

The structure and equipment installations required to provide the fighting compartment element of combatant vehicles.

Includes, for example:

• turret armor and radiological shielding, turret rings, slip rings
• attachments and appendages such as hatches and cupolas
• accommodations for personnel, weapons, and command and control

Excludes:

• fire control and stabilization system

G.3.2.6 Fire Control

The equipment (hardware and software) installed in the vehicle which provides intelligence necessary for weapons delivery such as launching and firing.

Includes, for example:

• radars and other sensors necessary for search, recognition and/or tracking
• controls and displays
• sights or scopes
• range finders, computers, computer programs, turret and gun drives, and stabilization systems

G.3.2.7 Armament

The means for combatant vehicles to deliver fire on hostile targets and for logistics and other vehicles to exercise self-defense.

Includes, for example:

• main gun, launchers, and secondary armament

Excludes:

• Fire control systems

G.3.2.8 Body/Cab

The major component to be mated to a chassis to provide a complete vehicle having a defined mission capability.

Includes, for example:

• accommodations for personnel, cargo, and such subsystems as need to be placed in proximity to operators

G.3.2.9 Automatic Loading

The equipment (hardware and software) for selecting ammunition from a stored position in the vehicle, transferring it, and loading the armament system.

Includes, for example:

• the means to eject spent cases and misfired rounds
• ammunition storage racks, transfer/lift mechanisms, ramming and ejecting mechanisms, as well as specialized hydraulic and electrical controls

G.3.2.10 Automatic/Remote Piloting

The equipment (hardware and software) installed in the vehicle used to plan and control vehicle speed and direction either autonomously or via tele-operation.

Includes, for example:

• equipment which senses, processes and displays imagery data-stereo vision systems; laser scanners; multiple sensor-fusion algorithms and processors; image-enhancement algorithms and processors, etc.
• equipment which performs intelligence analysis and planning functions-automated route planners; image-understanding algorithms and processors; computer-aided-driving algorithms and processors, etc.

G.3.2.11 Nuclear, Biological, Chemical

The subassemblies or components which provide nuclear, biological, chemical protection and survivability to the vehicle crew, either individually or collectively, during a nuclear, biological, chemical attack.

Includes, for example:

• a positive pressure system; micro-climate cooling; air conditioning and purification system; ventilated face piece (mask); nuclear, biological, chemical detection and warning devices; decontamination kits; and chemical resistant coatings

G.3.2.12 Special Equipment

The special equipment (hardware and software) to be mated to a chassis or a chassis/body/cab assembly to achieve a special mission capability.

Includes, for example:

• all items required to convert basic vehicle configurations to special-purpose configurations
• blades, booms, winches, robotic arms or manipulators, etc., to equip wreckers, recovery vehicles, supply vehicles and other field work units
• furnishings and equipment for command, shop, medical and other special-purpose vehicles

G.3.2.13 Navigation

The equipment (hardware and software) installed in the vehicle which permits the crew to determine vehicle location and to plot the course of the vehicle.

Includes, for example:

• navigation systems such as dead reckoning, inertial, and global positioning systems
• landmark recognition algorithms and processors

G.3.2.14 Communications

The equipment (hardware and software) within the system for commanding, controlling, and transmitting information to vehicle crews and other personnel exterior to operating vehicles.

Includes, for example:

• radio frequency equipment, microwave and fiber optic communication links, networking equipment for multiple vehicle control, and intercom and external phone systems
• means for supplementary communication like visual signaling devices
• Navigation system and data displays not integral to crew stations in the turret assembly or the driver's automotive display in the cab.

G.3.2.15 Integration, Assembly, Test, and Checkout

The integration, assembly, test, and checkout element includes all efforts as identified in Appendix H: Work Breakdown Structure Definitions, Common Elements, to provide a complete surface vehicle.

G.3.3 Secondary Vehicle

The vehicles required to supplement, expand, or otherwise contribute to the capabilities of primary vehicles to provide the vehicle system with the required operational characteristics.

Secondary vehicles are not necessarily self-contained operational units capable of operating outside the system.

Includes:

• cargo and tank trainers of truck-trailers systems; carriers and tanker units of articulated train-type systems; and transporters as employed in systems when the primary vehicle has limited roadability
• the design, development, and production of complete units (i.e., prototype or operationally configured units which satisfy the requirements of their applicable specification(s), regardless of end use)

G.3.4 WBS Common Elements

Definitions for common WBS elements applicable to the surface vehicle and all other defense materiel items are in Appendix H: Work Breakdown Structure Definitions, Common Elements.

This appendix provides the WBS elements common to all types of systems. Applicable government and non-government documents are listed. Definitions for the common WBS elements are provided in this appendix.

H.2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

The following standards form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents are those listed in the issue of the Department of Defense Index of Specifications (DODISS) and supplement thereto, cited in the solicitation.

STANDARDS

ML-STD-1464, Army Nomenclature System

MIL-STD-1661, Mark and Mod Nomenclature System

MIL-STD-1812, Type Designation, Assignment and Method for Obtaining

The following other government documents, drawings, and publications form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues are those cited in the solicitation.

DOD 5010.12-L, Acquisition Management Systems and Data Requirements Control List (AMSDL)

Unless otherwise indicated, copies of federal and military specifications, standards, and handbooks are available from the:

Standardization Documents Order Desk
700 Robbins Avenue
Building #4, Section D
Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094

H.3 DEFINITIONS

H.3.1 Integration, Assembly, Test, and Checkout

In those instances in which an integration, assembly, test, and checkout element is used (Appendices A through G), this element includes all effort of technical and functional activities associated with the design, development, and production of mating surfaces, structures, equipment, parts, materials, and software required to assemble the level 3 equipment (hardware/software) elements into a level 2 mission equipment (hardware/ software) as a whole and not directly part of any other individual level 3 element.

Includes:

• the development of engineering layouts, determination of overall design characteristics, and determination of requirements of design review
• the set up, conduct, and review of testing assembled components or subsystems prior to installation
• the detailed production design, producibility engineering planning (PEP), and manufacturing process capability, including the process design development and demonstration effort to achieve compatibility with engineering requirements and the ability to produce economically and consistent quality
• inspection activities related to receiving, factory and vendor liaison
• design maintenance effort
• quality planning and control
• tooling (initial production facilities, factory support equipment) including planning, design, and fabrication
• administrative engineering
• the joining or mating and final assembly of level 3 equipment elements to form a complete prime mission equipment when the effort is performed at the manufacturing facility
• integration of software (including loading and verification of firmware)
• conduct of production acceptance testing

Excludes:

• all systems engineering/program management and system test and evaluation which are associated with the overall system

H.3.2 Systems Engineering/Program Management

The systems engineering and technical control as well as the business management of particular systems and programs. Systems engineering/ program management elements to be reported and their levels will be specified by the requiring activity.

Includes:

• the overall planning, directing, and controlling of the definition, development, and production of a system or program including supportability and acquisition logistics, e.g., maintenance support, facilities, personnel, training, testing, and activation of a system

Excludes:

• systems engineering/program management effort that can be associated specifically with the equipment (hardware/software) element

Systems Engineering

The technical and management efforts of directing and controlling a totally integrated engineering effort of a system or program.

Includes but not limited to:

• effort to define the system and the integrated planning and control of the technical program efforts of design engineering, specialty engineering, production engineering, and integrated test planning
• effort to transform an operational need or statement of deficiency into a description of system requirements and a preferred system configuration
• technical planning and control effort for planning, monitoring, measuring, evaluating, directing, and replanning the management of the technical program
• (all programs, where applicable) value engineering, configuration management, human factors, maintainability, reliability, survivability/ vulnerability, system safety, environmental protection, standardization, system analysis, logistic support analysis, etc.
• (for ships) the extended Ship Work Breakdown Structure (ESWBS), Configuration Management (811), Human Factors (892), Standardization (893), Value Engineering (894), and Reliability and Maintainability (895) elements

Excludes::

• actual design engineering and the production engineering directly related to the WBS element with which it is associated

Examples of systems engineering efforts are:

1) System definition, overall system design, design integrity analysis, system optimization, system/cost effectiveness analysis, and intra-system and inter-system compatibility assurance, etc.; the integration and balancing of reliability, maintainability, producibility, safety, human health, environmental protection, and survivability; security requirements, configuration management and configuration control; quality assurance program, value engineering, preparation of equipment and component performance specifications, design of test and demonstration plans; determination of software development or software test facility/ environment requirements.

2) Preparation of the Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP), specification tree, program risk analysis, system planning, decision control process, technical performance measurement, technical reviews, subcontractor and vendor reviews, work authorization, and technical documentation control.

3) Reliability engineering-the engineering process and series of tasks required to examine the probability of a device or system performing its mission adequately for the period of time intended under the operating conditions expected to be encountered.

4) Maintainability engineering-the engineering process and series of tasks required to measure the ability of an item or system to be retained in or restored to a specified condition of readiness, skill levels, etc., using prescribed procedures and resources at specific levels of maintenance and repair.

5) Human factors engineering-the engineering process and the series of tasks required to define, as a comprehensive technical and engineering effort, the integration of doctrine, manpower, and personnel integration, materiel development, operational effectiveness, human characteristics, skill capabilities, training, manning implication, and other related elements into a comprehensive effort.

6) Supportability analyses-an integral part of the systems engineering process beginning at program initiation and continuing throughout program development. Supportability analyses form the basis for related design requirements included in the system specification and for subsequent decisions concerning how to most cost effectively support the system over its entire life cycle. Programs allow contractors the maximum flexibility in proposing the most appropriate supportability analyses.

Program Management

The business and administrative planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, controlling, and approval actions designated to accomplish overall program objectives which are not associated with specific hardware elements and are not included in systems engineering.

Includes for example:

• cost, schedule, performance measurement management, warranty administration, contract management, data management, vendor liaison, subcontract management, etc.
• support element management, defined as the logistics tasks management effort and technical control, and the business management of the support elements. The logistics management function encompasses the support evaluation and supportability assurance required to produce an affordable and supportable defense materiel system
• planning and management of all the functions of logistics. Examples are:
  • maintenance support planning and support facilities planning; other support requirements determination; support equipment; supply support; packaging, handling, storage, and transportation; provisioning requirements determination and planning; training system requirements determination; computer resource determination; organizational, intermediate, and depot maintenance determination management; and data management
• (for ships) the Extended Ship Work Breakdown Structure (ESWBS), Project Management (897); Data Management (896); and Supply Support (853) elements.

H.3.3 System Test and Evaluation

The use of prototype, production, or specifically fabricated hardware/ software to obtain or validate engineering data on the performance of the system during the development phase (normally funded from RDT&E) of the program.

Includes:

• detailed planning, conduct, support, data reduction and reports (excluding the Contract Data Requirements List data) from such testing, and all hardware/software items which are consumed or planned to be consumed in the conduct of such testing
• all effort associated with the design and production of models, specimens, fixtures, and instrumentation in support of the system level test program

Excludes:

• all formal and informal testing up through the subsystem level which can be associated with the hardware/software element
• acceptance testing

H.3.3.1 Development Test and Evaluation

This effort is planned, conducted and monitored by the developing agency of the DoD component. It includes test and evaluation conducted to:

• demonstrate that the engineering design and development process is complete.
• demonstrate that the design risks have been minimized.
• demonstrate that the system will meet specifications.
• estimate the system's military utility when introduced.
• determine whether the engineering design is supportable (practical, maintainable, safe, etc.) for operational use.
• provide test data with which to examine and evaluate trade-offs against specification requirements, life cycle cost, and schedule.
• perform the logistics testing efforts to evaluate the achievement of supportability goals, the adequacy of the support package for the system, (e.g., deliverable maintenance tools, test equipment, technical publications, maintenance instructions, and personnel skills and training requirements, etc.).

• all contractor in-house effort
• (all programs, where applicable) models, tests and associated simulations such as wind tunnel, static, drop, and fatigue; integration ground tests; test bed aircraft and associated support; qualification test and evaluation, development flight test, test instrumentation, environmental tests, ballistics, radiological, range and accuracy demonstrations, test facility operations, test equipment (including its support equipment), chase and calibrated pacer aircraft and support thereto, and logistics testing
• (for aircraft) avionics integration test composed of the following:
  • test bench/laboratory, including design, acquisition, and installation of basic computers and test equipments which will provide an ability to simulate in the laboratory the operational environment of the avionics system/subsystem
  • air vehicle equipment, consisting of the avionics and/or other air vehicle subsystem modules which are required by the bench/lab or flying test bed in order to provide a compatible airframe avionics system/subsystem for evaluation purposes
  • flying test bed, including requirements analysis, design of modifications, lease or purchase of test bed aircraft, modification of aircraft, installation of avionics equipment and instrumentation, and checkout of an existing aircraft used essentially as a flying avionics laboratory
  • avionics test program, consisting of the effort required to develop test plans/procedures, conduct tests, and analyze hardware and software test results to verify the avionics equipments' operational capability and compatibility as an integrated air vehicle subsystem
  • software, referring to the effort required to design, code, de-bug, and document software programs necessary to direct the avionics integration test
• (for engines) engine military qualification tests and engine preliminary flight rating tests
• (for ships) model basin, hydrostatic, fatigue, shock, special sea tests and trials, etc., including the Extended Ship Work Breakdown Structure (ESWBS), Trials Agenda Preparation, Data Collection & Analysis (842); Dock and Sea Trials (9823); and Hull Vibration Survey (9825) elements

H.3.3.2 Operational Test and Evaluation

The test and evaluation conducted by agencies other than the developing command to assess the prospective system's military utility, operational effectiveness, operational suitability, logistics supportability (including compatibility, inter-operability, reliability, maintainability, logistic requirements, etc.), cost of ownership, and need for any modifications.

Includes, for example:

• Initial operational test and evaluation conducted during the development of a weapon system
• such tests as system demonstration, flight tests, sea trials, mobility demonstrations, on-orbit tests, spin demonstration, stability tests, qualification operational test and evaluation , etc., and support thereto, required to prove the operational capability of the deliverable system
• contractor support (e.g., technical assistance, maintenance, labor, material, etc.) consumed during this phase of testing
• logistics testing efforts to evaluate the achievement of supportability goals and the adequacy of the support for the system (e.g., deliverable maintenance tools, test equipment, technical publications, maintenance instructions, personnel skills and training requirements, and software support facility/environment elements)

H.3.3.3 Mock-ups

The design engineering and production of system or subsystem mock-ups which have special contractual or engineering significance, or which are not required solely for the conduct of one of the above elements of testing.

H.3.3.4 Test and Evaluation Support

The support elements necessary to operate and maintain, during test and evaluation, systems and subsystems which are not consumed during the testing phase and are not allocated to a specific phase of testing.

Includes, for example:

• repairable spares, repair of reparables, repair parts, warehousing and distribution of spares and repair parts, test and support equipment, test bed vehicles, drones, surveillance aircraft, tracking vessels, contractor technical support, etc.

Excludes:

• operational and maintenance personnel, consumables, special fixtures, special instrumentation, etc., which are utilized and/or consumed in a single element of testing and which should be included under that element of testing

H.3.3.5 Test Facilities

The special test facilities required for performance of the various developmental tests necessary to prove the design and reliability of the system or subsystem.

Includes, for example:

• test tank test fixtures, propulsion test fixtures, white rooms, test chambers, etc.

Excludes:

• brick and mortar-type facilities identified as industrial facilities

H.3.4 Training

Deliverable training services, devices, accessories, aids, equipment, and parts used to facilitate instruction through which personnel will learn to operate and maintain the system with maximum efficiency.

Includes:

• all effort associated with the design, development, and production of deliverable training equipment as well as the execution of training services

Excludes:

• overall planning, management, and task analysis function inherent in the WBS element Systems Engineering/Program Management

H.3.4.1 Equipment

Distinctive deliverable end items of training equipment, assigned by either a contractor or military service, required to meet specific training objectives.

Includes, for example:

• operational trainers, maintenance trainers, and other items such as cutaways, mock-ups, and models

H.3.4.2 Services

Deliverable services, accessories, and aids necessary to accomplish the objectives of training.

Includes:

• training course materials; contractor-conducted training (in-plant and service training); and the materials and curriculum required to design, execute, and produce a contractor developed training program
• materiel, courses, and associated documentation (primarily the computer software, courses and training aids)

Excludes:

• deliverable training data associated with the WBS element Support Data

H.3.4.3 Facilities

The special construction necessary to accomplish training objectives.

Includes, for example:

• modification or rehabilitation of existing facilities used to accomplish training objectives

• installed equipment used to acquaint the trainee with the system or establish trainee proficiency
• the brick and mortar-type facilities identified as industrial facilities

H.3.5 Data

The deliverable data required to be listed on a Contract Data Requirements List, DD Form 1423.

Includes:

• only such effort that can be reduced or avoided if the data item is eliminated
• (government-peculiar data) acquiring, writing, assembling, reproducing, packaging and shipping the data
• transforming into government format, reproducing and shipping data identical to that used by the contractor but in a different format

H.3.5.1 Technical Publications

Technical data, providing instructions for installation, operation, maintenance, training, and support, formatted into a technical manual. Data may be presented in any form (regardless of the form or method of recording). Technical orders that meet the criteria of this definition may also be classified as technical manuals.

Includes, for example:

• operation and maintenance instructions, parts lists or parts breakdown, and related technical information or procedures exclusive of administrative procedures
• data item descriptions set forth in categories selected from the Acquisition Management Systems and Data Requirements Control List (DoD 5010.12-L)
• (for ships) Extended Ship Work Breakdown Structure (ESWBS), Technical Manuals and Other Data (856) element

H.3.5.2 Engineering Data

Recorded scientific or technical information (regardless of the form or method of recording) including computer software documentation. Engineering data defines and documents an engineering design or product configuration (sufficient to allow duplication of the original items) and is used to support production, engineering and logistics activities.

Includes, for example:

• all final plans, procedures, reports, and documentation pertaining to systems, subsystems, computer and computer resource programs, component engineering, operational testing, human factors, reliability, availability, and maintainability, and other engineering analysis, etc.
• Technical data package (reprocurement package) which includes all engineering drawings, associated lists, process descriptions, and other documents defining physical geometry, material composition, and performance procedures
• (for ships) Extended Ship Work Breakdown Structure (ESWBS), Design Support, Ship's Selected Records (8302); Design Support, Services, Reproduction (8303); and Engineering Drawings and Specifications (855) elements

Excludes:

• computer software or financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management data or other information incidental to contract administration

H.3.5.3 Management Data

The data items necessary for configuration management, cost, schedule, contractual data management, program management, etc., required by the government in accordance with functional categories selected from the DODISS and DoD 5010.12-L.

Includes, for example:

• contractor cost reports, cost performance reports, contract funds status reports, schedules, milestones, networks, integrated support plans, etc.
• (for ships) Extended Ship Work Breakdown Structure (ESWBS), Contract Data Requirements (988) element

H.3.5.4 Support Data

The data items designed to document support planning in accordance with functional categories selected from DoD 5010.12-L.

Includes, for example:

• supply; general maintenance plans and reports; training data; transportation, handling, storage, and packaging information; facilities data; data to support the provisioning process and all other support data; and software supportability planning and software support transition planning documents.

H.3.5.5 Data Depository

The facility designated to act as custodian to maintain a master engineering specification and establish a drawing depository service for government approved documents that are the property of the U.S. Government. As custodian for the government, the depository, authorized by approved change orders, maintains these master documents at the latest approved revision level. This facility is a distinct entity.

Includes, for example:

• all drafting and clerical effort necessary to maintain documents

Excludes:

• all similar effort for facility's specification and drawing control system, in support of its engineering and production activities.

H.3.6 Peculiar Support Equipment

The design, development, and production of those deliverable items and associated software required to support and maintain the system or portions of the system while the system is not directly engaged in the performance of its mission, and which are not common support equipment (See H.3.7 below).

Includes:

• vehicles, equipment, tools, etc., used to fuel, service, transport, hoist, repair, overhaul, assemble, disassemble, test, inspect, or otherwise maintain mission equipment
• any production of duplicate or modified factory test or tooling equipment delivered to the government for use in maintaining the system. (Factory test and tooling equipment initially used by the contractor in the production process but subsequently delivered to the government will be included as cost of the item produced.)
• any additional equipment or software required to maintain or modify the software portions of the system

• overall planning, management and task analysis functions inherent in the work breakdown structure element, Systems Engineering/Program Management
• common support equipment, presently in the DoD inventory or commercially available, bought by the using command, not by the acquiring command

H.3.6.1 Test and Measurement Equipment

The peculiar or unique testing and measurement equipment which allows an operator or maintenance function to evaluate operational conditions of a system or equipment by performing specific diagnostics, screening or quality assurance effort at an organizational, intermediate, or depot level of equipment support.

Includes, for example:

• test measurement and diagnostic equipment, precision measuring equipment, automatic test equipment, manual test equipment, automatic test systems, test program sets, appropriate interconnect devices, automated load modules, taps, and related software, firmware and support hardware (power supply equipment, etc.) used at all levels of maintenance
• packages which enable line or shop replaceable units, printed circuit boards, or similar items to be diagnosed using automatic test equipment

H.3.6.2 Support and Handling Equipment

The deliverable tools and handling equipment used for support of the mission system.

Includes, for example:

• ground support equipment, vehicular support equipment, powered support equipment, nonpowered support equipment, munitions material handling equipment, materiel handling equipment, and software support equipment (hardware and software)

H.3.7 Common Support Equipment

The items required to support and maintain the system or portions of the system while not directly engaged in the performance of its mission, and which are presently in the DoD inventory for support of other systems.

Includes:

• acquisition of additional quantities of this equipment needed to support the item
• all efforts required to assure the availability of this equipment to support the item

H.3.7.1 Test and Measurement Equipment

The common testing and measurement equipment which allows an operator or maintenance function to evaluate operational conditions of a system or equipment by performing specific diagnostics, screening or quality assurance effort at an organizational, intermediate, or depot level of equipment support.

Includes, for example:

• test measurement and diagnostic equipment, precision measuring equipment, automatic test equipment, manual test equipment, automatic test systems, test program sets, appropriate interconnect devices, automated load modules, taps, and related software, firmware and support hardware (power supply equipment, etc.) used at all levels of maintenance
• packages which enable line or shop replaceable units, printed circuit boards, or similar items to be diagnosed using automatic test equipment

H.3.7.2 Support and Handling Equipment

The deliverable tools and handling equipment used for support of the mission system.

Includes, for example:

• ground support equipment, vehicular support equipment, powered support equipment, nonpowered support equipment, munitions material handling equipment, materiel handling equipment, and software support equipment (hardware/software)

H.3.8 Operational/Site Activation

The real estate, construction, conversion, utilities, and equipment to provide all facilities required to house, service, and launch prime mission equipment at the organizational and intermediate level.

Includes:

• conversion of site, ship, or vehicle
• system assembly, checkout, and installation (of mission and support equipment) into site facility or ship to achieve operational status
• contractor support in relation to operational/site activation

H.3.8.1 System Assembly, Installation, and Checkout on Site

The materials and services involved in the assembly of mission equipment at the site.

Includes, for example:

• installation of mission and support equipment in the operations or support facilities and complete system checkout or shakedown to ensure operational status. (Where appropriate, specify by site, ship or vehicle.)

H.3.8.2 Contractor Technical Support

The materials and services provided by the contractor related to activation.

Includes, for example:

• repair of reparables, standby services, final turnover, etc.

H.3.8.3 Site Construction

Real estate, site planning and preparation, construction, and other special-purpose facilities necessary to achieve system operational status.

Includes, for example:

• construction of utilities, roads, and interconnecting cabling

H.3.8.4 Site/Ship/Vehicle Conversion

The materials and services required to convert existing sites, ships, or vehicles to accommodate the mission equipment and selected support equipment directly related to the specific system.

Includes, for example:

• operations, support, and other special purpose (e.g., launch) facilities conversion necessary to achieve system operational status. (Where appropriate, specify by site, ship or vehicle.)

H.3.9 Industrial Facilities

The construction, conversion, or expansion of industrial facilities for production, inventory, and contractor depot maintenance required when that service is for the specific system.

Includes:

• equipment acquisition or modernization, where applicable
• maintenance of these facilities or equipment
• industrial facilities for hazardous waste management to satisfy environmental standards

H.3.9.1 Construction/Conversion/Expansion

The real estate and preparation of system peculiar industrial facilities for production, inventory, depot maintenance, and other related activities.

H.3.9.2 Equipment Acquisition or Modernization

The production equipment acquisition, modernization, or transferal of equipment for the particular system. (Pertains to government owned and leased equipment under facilities contract.)

H.3.9.3 Maintenance (Industrial Facilities)

The maintenance, preservation, and repair of industrial facilities and equipment.

H.3.10 Initial Spares and Repair Parts

The deliverable spare components, assemblies and subassemblies used for initial replacement purposes in the materiel system equipment end item.

Includes:

• repairable spares and repair parts required as initial stockage to support and maintain newly fielded systems or subsystems during the initial phase of service, including pipeline and war reserve quantities, at all levels of maintenance and support

Excludes:

• development test spares and spares provided specifically for use during installation, assembly, and checkout on site. Lower level WBS breakouts should be by subsystem.